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Stearns County Sheriff's Called To Crash

09/25/2012 -
9:30 AM

On Monday night, the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office was called to a one vehicle crash at the intersection of Cottonwood Street and Mill Street in the town of Rockville.

According to the police report, 22-year-old Stephen Douglas Benda was driving southbound on Mill Street when he went off the road and struck a power pole in the west ditch, causing the pole to snap. He then continued west along Cottonwood Street and bumped into a home before going through a fence and striking the deck of another home.

Benda was treated at the scene by Rockville Fire and Rescue and was taken to the St. Cloud Hospital by Gold Cross Ambulance. The accident is currently under investigation by the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office.